Bryony Coombs
Biographic Data
| ID | 5934795 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bryony Coombs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bryony |
| FAMILY NAME | Coombs |
| SIGNATURE | COOMBS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Scottish Government |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5965-7478 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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Attempts to position Renaissance Europe within a global framework have encouraged an examination of the interdependencies that bound Europe to the rest of the world, yet key figures from northern Europe, particularly France, have yet to be fully examined in this way. This paper investigates a series of manuscript illuminations connected to the court of René d’Anjou (1409–80). Each image depicts the physical focus of devotional activity either in …
Les Abus du Monde
Drawing Blood
Robert Stuart was an important Franco-Scottish commander active during the French invasions of Italy in the first half of the sixteenth century. In French military service he rose to the exalted position of maréchal of France. This paper examines Robert’s patronage of architectural and visual material in relation to the documentary evidence of his career c.1508-1544. Of particular interest is the campaign of architectural and decorative work he c…
John Stuart, Duke of Albany and his contribution to military science in Scotland and Italy, 1514–36
John Stuart, duke of Albany was born in France, but acted as Regent of Scotland from 1514 until 1524. He visited Scotland three times and, in the early years of his regency, is credited with bringing a degree of stability back to Scottish governance during an otherwise troubled political period. Albany was also noteworthy for his love of visual splendour and magnificence. In France, he was an astute patron of the visual arts, commissioning a numb…
Material Diplomacy
This paper examines a late medieval manuscript produced in northern France and Flanders for a member of the Scottish royal house: Edinburgh University Library, MS 195. The manuscript contains an ornate representation of the royal arms of Scotland, supported by two unicorns. It was commissioned for James III c. 1464–7. Despite its royal provenance, the manuscript has received limited scholarly attention. The text and illuminations are analysed in …
The artistic patronage of John Stuart, Duke of Albany, 1520–30
The Sainte-Chapelle at Vic-le-Comte is one of the most important religious buildings surviving from the 16th century in the Auvergne. It was the last of ten French royal and ducal chapels founded, broadly following the precedent set by Louis IX’s foundation of the Parisian Sainte-Chapelle in 1248. The primary function of this, and the other Saintes-Chapelles, was to provide a dignified structure within which to house fragments of the Passion reli…
The artistic patronage of John Stuart, Duke of Albany 1518-19
This paper examines two genealogical manuscripts, dating to 1518–19, connected to John Stuart, Duke of Albany: one currently in Paris, the other in the Hague. Examining these two works together demonstrates that some of the recent scholarship on the Hague Manuscript is inaccurate. A comparison shows that this manuscript is not the work, as frequently stated, of the Franco-Flemish rhetorician, Jean Lemaire de Belges, but rather both manuscripts ar…
The artistic patronage of John Stuart, Duke of Albany 1518-19
This paper examines two genealogical manuscripts, dating to 1518–19, connected to John Stuart, Duke of Albany: one currently in Paris, the other in the Hague. Examining these two works together demonstrates that some of the recent scholarship on the Hague Manuscript is inaccurate. A comparison shows that this manuscript is not the work, as frequently stated, of the Franco-Flemish rhetorician, Jean Lemaire de Belges, but rather both manuscripts ar…
The artistic patronage of John Stuart, Duke of Albany, 1520–30
The Sainte-Chapelle at Vic-le-Comte is one of the most important religious buildings surviving from the 16th century in the Auvergne. It was the last of ten French royal and ducal chapels founded, broadly following the precedent set by Louis IX’s foundation of the Parisian Sainte-Chapelle in 1248. The primary function of this, and the other Saintes-Chapelles, was to provide a dignified structure within which to house fragments of the Passion reli…
John Stuart, Duke of Albany and his contribution to military science in Scotland and Italy, 1514–36
John Stuart, duke of Albany was born in France, but acted as Regent of Scotland from 1514 until 1524. He visited Scotland three times and, in the early years of his regency, is credited with bringing a degree of stability back to Scottish governance during an otherwise troubled political period. Albany was also noteworthy for his love of visual splendour and magnificence. In France, he was an astute patron of the visual arts, commissioning a numb…
Material Diplomacy
This paper examines a late medieval manuscript produced in northern France and Flanders for a member of the Scottish royal house: Edinburgh University Library, MS 195. The manuscript contains an ornate representation of the royal arms of Scotland, supported by two unicorns. It was commissioned for James III c. 1464–7. Despite its royal provenance, the manuscript has received limited scholarly attention. The text and illuminations are analysed in …
Drawing Blood
Robert Stuart was an important Franco-Scottish commander active during the French invasions of Italy in the first half of the sixteenth century. In French military service he rose to the exalted position of maréchal of France. This paper examines Robert’s patronage of architectural and visual material in relation to the documentary evidence of his career c.1508-1544. Of particular interest is the campaign of architectural and decorative work he c…
Les Abus du Monde
Icon to Image
Attempts to position Renaissance Europe within a global framework have encouraged an examination of the interdependencies that bound Europe to the rest of the world, yet key figures from northern Europe, particularly France, have yet to be fully examined in this way. This paper investigates a series of manuscript illuminations connected to the court of René d’Anjou (1409–80). Each image depicts the physical focus of devotional activity either in …
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